SUPER SIXTH FOR LAVERTY
29 August 2005 - Honda Racing

The tenth round of the Metabo British Supersport Championship at Cadwell Park delivered an impressive sixth position for Eugene Laverty.

The Red Bull Honda rider rode superbly throughout the shortened 12-lap race on his CBR600RR to further consolidate his top ten position in the ultra-competitive 13-round series.

Tenth at the end of a hectic first lap around the 2.18-mile Lincolnshire track, Laverty made up one position after overtaking Jay Vincent on the third lap. The Toomebridge teenager was up to eighth three laps later with his former Red Bull Rookies Honda team-mate Steven Neate within striking distance.

Stuart Easton’s retirement on lap eight elevated Laverty to seventh. He was able to negotiate the Red Bull Honda CBR600RR past Neate on the following circuit and pull away for a safe sixth position. The ten points secured for his fourth top six finish of the season at Cadwell enabled Laverty to move up to ninth position in the championship overall.

The race was won by Cal Crutchlow on the all-conquering Honda CBR600RR. After breaking the lap record on lap four, he maintained his advantage over the battling quartet of Simon Andrews, Leon Camier, Craig Jones and Pere Riba. Camier still leads the championship on the Padgetts Honda CBR600RR by 19 points from the similarly mounted Jones with the next round at Oulton Park in two weeks.

Eugene Laverty: “I’m happy with my finishing position under the circumstances. My arms have been sore all weekend after a series of recent crashes. That obviously restricted my capability to handle the Red Bull Honda CBR600RR around the tighter sections of the track. It was a relief to get to the chequered flag and to know that it had been worth all the effort.”

Race result: 1. C. Crutchlow (Honda) 18:22.791; 2. S. Andrews (Suzuki) +1.938; 3. L. Camier (Honda) +2.264; 4. C. Jones (Honda) +2.274; 5. P. Riba (Kawasaki) +3.122; 6. E. Laverty (Red Bull Honda) +15.953; 7. R. Frost (Honda) +16.195; 8. J. Vincent (Honda) +17.529; 9. J. da Costa (Suzuki) +17.923; 10. S. Neate (Honda) +18.234

Fastest lap: 1:30.784 – Crutchlow (lap 4, new lap record)

Championship points: 1. Camier – 162; 2. Jones – 143; 3. Crutchlow – 120; 4. Riba – 119; 5. Easton – 115; 6. Sykes – 90; 7. Robinson – 84; 8. Vincent – 65; 9. Laverty – 58; 10. Murphy – 51

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